CREATE for STEM Hosts Professional Development Session for Middle School Educators

CREATE for STEM teaches five Flint-based middle school teachers about the water development unit in a two-day professional development session as part of the Building Models Project.

US-Finnish Student Engagement Project Will Include Professional Learning This Summer

Teachers from the US and Finland participating in the Optimal Learning Environments project will participate in professional development July 10-14, 2017.

Outstanding Summer Professional Development for Elementary Teachers

Teaching Science Outdoors: July 17-20, MSU Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI July 24-28 (tentative), MSU Extension Tollgate Farm and Education Center, Novi, MI

Teaching Science Outdoors: PD Opportunities for Summer 2017

Feature story: Michigan elementary school science teachers gather at the Kellogg Biological Station to learn how to teach NGSS-aligned, inquiry-based science outdoors.
Preparing Novices for Ambitious Science Teaching Conference

Please save the date of June 4th for the inaugural Preparing Novices for Ambitious Science Teaching Conference. Watch for registration information soon!

Science Seminar Series

Next 2017-2018 CREATE Science Seminar Series speaker is Dr. Barbara Hug, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  She will present on April 18, 2018 at 12:00-1:00 pm in 252 Erickson Hall. 

Math Co-Integrate Seminar Series

Teena Gerhardt and Jane Zimmerman will present on April 24, 2018 from 12:00-1:00 pm, in A322 Wells Hall.

 

Abstract: With the development of multiple mathematics pathways for...

Interactions Earns Highest Ranking from Achieve

NGSS Design Badge

Achieve.org has announced that Interactions, the 9th grade physical science curriculum developed through a collaboration between the MSU CREATE for STEM Institute, the Concord Consortium, and the Learning Partnership USA, has been awarded its first NGSS Design Badge. Interactions was recognized for the quality of its Unit 1, the example CREATE submitted for review. Using a special rubric designed to evaluate how well materials meet the Next Generation Science Standards, Achieve gave the Interactions unit its highest rating of "E: Example of high-quality NGSS design."

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Upcoming Events

STEM Education Alliance Spring Meeting - Registration open
04/26/2018 - 11:30am to 1:30pm
FRIB Auditorium 640 South Shaw Lane East Lansing, MI 48824

We hope you can join us for the STEM Education Alliance Spring Meeting which will highlight the transformation of gateway physics courses and the vision for introductory physics education at MSU. Multiple presenters from the Department of Physics and Astronomy will describe their exciting lecture and laboratory course transformation efforts. The meeting will feature short individual and panel presentations with time for questions and discussion. Like previous STEM Alliance meetings, the goals are to improve communication, start conversations, and facilitate collaborations across campus. See agenda below.

Please register to reserve your box lunch: https://goo.gl/forms/XW6kubnr7lz20Ika2

Barry Country Science Festival
04/28/2018 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 West Cloverdale Road, Hastings, MI, 49058

Join Institute scientists, local groups, and Barry County students in celebrating science. Families will be able to participate in hands-on activities geared towards preschool through 5th grade students. This event will include both indoor and outdoor activities, weather permitting. This event is FREE.

Organizer: Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
Organizer phone: 269-721-4190
Organizer email: info@cedarcreekinstitute.org

LEVERS Presents Dr. Sarah Eddy: Does How We Teach Matter?
05/15/2018 - 3:30pm
The Henry Center Rm. B106, 3535 Forest Rd, Lansing, MI 48910

 

LEVERS (Leveraging Engagement and Vision to Encourage Retention in STEM) presents Dr. Sarah Eddy, Assistant Professor at Florida International University and STEM transformation Institute.

Title: Does How We Teach Matter? The evidence behind evidence-based teaching

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Institute Job Postings

Science Education Administrator (Program Director), National Science Foundation
Salary Range: $133,689 to $178,573

The National Science Foundation is seeking applications for a one- to two-year position as a program officer in science education to join the Education and Human Resources directorate, Division... More Info

Fixed-term Assistant Professor
Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

Fixed-Term Assistant Professor, College of Natural Science

The College of Natural Science at Michigan State University welcomes applications for a full-... More Info

AACR Research Associate
Salary Range: $45,000 - 47,500

The Automated Analysis of Constructed Response (AACR) Research Group (www.msu.edu/~aacr) in the CREATE4STEM Institute at Michigan State University seeks... More Info

Research Associates
Salary Range: $47,500 to start

Applications are invited for four post-doctoral (fixed term) research associates in the CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University. The successful candidate(s) will provide leadership... More Info

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